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Gonzales: We May Prosecute Journalists

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales says that the Bush White House may go after journalists who report on national security-related matters. "There are some statutes on the book which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that that is a possibility." Funny: There are lots of FISA statutes that you don't have to read particularly carefully to learn that spying on Americans without warrants is illegal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House in Disarray Over English Language Directive

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claims that Bush has never supported making English the national language, but White House Press Secretary Tony Snow just said the opposite. (And the Senate just voted to make it so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Specter to Gonzales: ‘That Just Defies Logic and Plain English’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 That's the Republican chair of the Judiciary Committee reacting to the attorney general's attempts to explain how spying without warrants is, in fact, legal. Check out the AG's explanation of why Bush earlier said that spying without warrants is, in fact, illegal: "The President is not a lawyer." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Can’t Escape His Own Statements

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2006 As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares for Monday's hearings, we should keep in mind the president's 2004 statement about warrantless wiretaps: "Anytime you hear the United States government talking about a wiretap, it requires--a wiretap requires a court order" (Hat tip: crooksandliarscom) | video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report Rebuts Bush on Warrantless Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Congressional research arm says spy program conflicts with existing law, hinges on weak arguments | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )